Greetings. Andrew Baksh, www.birdingdude.blogspot.com , located TWO, Bahamas
plovers (among 40+ pipers) at Breezy Point, Queens County, NY today. Each bird
was marked in February at the same site on Andros Island, four days apart!
Neither of the birds nested on Breezy Point (although another
Thanks to New Jersey Audubon's (they run most of the Semipalmated Sandpiper
flagging as far as I know) website, I've already been able to track down some
info about the color flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper from JBWR today. It was
initially captured on January 14, 2009 at Amana Nature Preserve
I forgot to mention that there were at least two banded Semipalmated
Sandpipers on the East Pond this morning, presumably from two different
projects:
The first had a yellow color band on the right tibia, while its federal band
had fallen down and was attached loosely on the bottom of its
Long-billed Dowitcher adults arrived on the East Pond today (or at least this
was the first day I've noticed any), and there were multiples no less.
Semipalmated Plovers and Northern Waterthrushes were also arpund in numbers for
the first time.
The American White Pelican was roosting on the
A previously reported Sandhill Crane spent the night of June 1 at the Bashakill
in Sullivan County.
A second report on June 19 was of a Sandhill Crane seen between the local
hospital and airport at Ellenville (Ulster Co), about 13 miles northeast of the
Bashakill location.
A third sighting of
Long-billed Dowitcher adults arrived on the East Pond today (or at least this
was the first day I've noticed any), and there were multiples no less.
Semipalmated Plovers and Northern Waterthrushes were also arpund in numbers for
the first time.
The American White Pelican was roosting on the
I forgot to mention that there were at least two banded Semipalmated
Sandpipers on the East Pond this morning, presumably from two different
projects:
The first had a yellow color band on the right tibia, while its federal band
had fallen down and was attached loosely on the bottom of its
Thanks to New Jersey Audubon's (they run most of the Semipalmated Sandpiper
flagging as far as I know) website, I've already been able to track down some
info about the color flagged Semipalmated Sandpiper from JBWR today. It was
initially captured on January 14, 2009 at Amana Nature Preserve
Greetings. Andrew Baksh, www.birdingdude.blogspot.com , located TWO, Bahamas
plovers (among 40+ pipers) at Breezy Point, Queens County, NY today. Each bird
was marked in February at the same site on Andros Island, four days apart!
Neither of the birds nested on Breezy Point (although another